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Being carded at 40 may be the greatest moment of my life.
Pretty much anyone where I live can expect to get carded, even senior citizens. Businesses can get in tons of trouble if they aren't carding when they should. This isn't new
At the grocery store I think there is some sort of trigger when the cashier scans an item that prompts her to ask for ID.
I'm 65+, last carded recently when I bought wine at the store. The cashier seemed a little embarrassed at carding me, but I didn't mind at all. It's the law and I whole-heartedly support that.
Whether its to buy beer or set foot on a military base it all boils down to one thing: its the law. Either way, youre still having to get out your ID. Dont like either one you can turn around and go away.
If I lived in a state where that were the law and not just a wrongheaded policy, I would move. Seriously.
Since basically any meetup with friends or after-work dinner might lead to alcohol being consumed, such a law (particularly the "customer's entire party" variation) would effectively mean that people would feel compelled carry government identification with them on a daily basis. That's not a free society; that's a nation of subjects and not citizens.
(And apologies to those of you who didn't want this turning political -- but there's no other way it could go, because "carding" really has little to do with beauty or looking young. Pretending that it does, and getting people to feel "flattered" when a cashier implies that they might be 20 or under, is part of why these policies are so insidious.)
35. My then- 29 year old sister didn't, and got pissed.
I also have to give ID every time I set foot on the military base where my husband works, every time I use the commissary or NEX, and if I use the medical services at the VA. But that's obviously not age verification, it's verification of access priveleges.
If I lived in a state where that were the law and not just a wrongheaded policy, I would move. Seriously.
Since basically any meetup with friends or after-work dinner might lead to alcohol being consumed, such a law (particularly the "customer's entire party" variation) would effectively mean that people would feel compelled carry government identification with them on a daily basis. That's not a free society; that's a nation of subjects and not citizens.
(And apologies to those of you who didn't want this turning political -- but there's no other way it could go, because "carding" really has little to do with beauty or looking young. Pretending that it does, and getting people to feel "flattered" when a cashier implies that they might be 20 or under, is part of why these policies are so insidious.)
Well then i guess its a good thing you live in Japan.
Everyone "is" required to carry government identification: its called a Driver's License.
Everyone? Only if you're driving a car. Passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, train riders, bus riders... not so much.
The only identification I own that would satisfy these liquor stores is my US passport, and that is kept in a locked safe unless I'm traveling on an airplane.
Maybe you drive everywhere you go and have your driver's license with you every time you leave home, and being carded is just a matter of taking that thing out of your pocket and then going back to your car and locking the doors. For everyone else, carrying legally-binding identification is a little dangerous because we don't live in a world where lost wallets are returned and there's no such thing as muggers or pickpockets who might take stuff from you. Leaving such things in a safe place is only common sense.
The last time I got carded was when I was 64, believe it or not. I was buying some wine at Trader Joe's. The young cashier explained that they were being asked to check all ID for liquor purchases, no matter what. I burst out laughing, produced my driver's license which proved that I was more than three times the legal drinking age, and then thanked him for making my day. I haven't felt that young in ages! I couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the night.
The last time I'd been carded before that was in a bar when I was 25 years old.
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